Kouvola Town Hall

Kouvola Town hall (Finnish: Kouvolan kaupungintalo) is the seat of municipal government of City of Kouvola, Finland. The building was designed by architect Juha Leiviskä together with Bertel Saarnio, and completed in 1968. It is considered to be the breakthrough work of Juha Leiviskä.[1] DOCOMOMO Finland working party has included Kouvola Town Hall on its list of important architectural and environmental sites.[2] In 2017 Kouvola Town Hall was voted by Iltalehti readers as the most handsome city hall in Finland.

Kouvola Town Hall
Kouvola Town Hall
General information
StatusComplete
TypeGovernment offices
Architectural styleModernist
LocationKouvola, Finland
AddressTorikatu 10
Coordinates60.870256°N 26.701733°E / 60.870256; 26.701733
Construction started1964
Completed1968
OwnerCity of Kouvola
Design and construction
ArchitectJuha Leiviskä
Bertel Saarnio

Main hall of Kouvola town hall is one of the two home concert halls of Kymi Sinfonietta.[3]

References

  1. "Wow! That euphoric feeling! An anniversary interview with Juha Leiviskä - finnisharchitecture.fi". finnisharchitecture.fi. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  2. Docomomo. "Docomomo - Kouvolan kaupungintalo Kouvola town hall". www.docomomo-fi.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  3. "Concert places". Kymisinfonietta. Retrieved 2017-04-23.


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